2 kayakers missing off of Central Saanich coast

Pair last known to be paddling to DB次元官网网址橝rcy Island Saturday afternoon

B次元官网网址 Staff Peninsula Apr 21, 2024 2:30 PM

web1_240421-pnr-missing-kayakers_1 — Police are searching for Daniel MacAlpine, 36, (right) and Nicolas West, 26, (left), who went missing while kayaking between Island View Beach and DB次元官网网址橝rcy Island on April 20th, 2024. (Courtesy Sidney/North Saanich RCMP)

A pair of kayakers are missing after the two went for a paddle off of the Central Saanich coast on Saturday afternoon (April 20) and never came back.

Sidney/North Saanich RCMP say 36-year-old Daniel MacAlpine and 26-year old Nicolas West were using a two-person kayak to get from Island View Beach to DB次元官网网址橝rcy Island at around 2:15 p.m. They havenB次元官网网址檛 been heard from since.

Members of the RCMP detachment, as well as the Central Saanich Police Department, PEMO Search and Rescue, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre and the Canadian Coast have been searching for the two men, but havenB次元官网网址檛 found them as of Sunday afternoon.

RCMP say the pair were using a teal blue fibreglass, two-person kayak.

MacAlpine is described as a 5B次元官网网址�10B次元官网网址�, 150-pound Caucasian man. West is described as a 6B次元官网网址�5B次元官网网址�, 170-pound Caucasian man.

Anyone with information is urged to contact RCMP.

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